![]() ![]() Haley argued that unless we know our ancestors we can’t know who we are. But Haley was able to reconstruct his family history through birth records and slave rosters, as well as a pilgrimage to West Africa. Today the added technology of readily-available DNA testing and the preponderance of records digitized on sites like and make the process easier. ![]() Hijiya argues that this interest in family history offers a challenge to the traditional American view of the self-made person, unfettered by one’s background, free to pursue a private destiny. Hijiya, Haley’s Roots triggered an across-the-board interest in family history among all American ethnic groupings. Haley’s work contributed to a resurgence in Americans of all ethnic origins seeking their family roots. Alex Haley argued that unless we know our ancestors we can’t know who we are. ![]()
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